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Phil Anderson was the first ever Tour de France yellow jersey wearer in 1981. Dedicated and committed to his career, Phil has seen many highlights including his 85 professional wins. Phil Anderson shares the insights into his career and life on a bike – highly motivational, his presentations are memorable.

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Phil Anderson was the first ever Tour de France yellow jersey wearer in 1981. Dedicated and committed to his career, Phil has seen many highlights including his 85 professional wins. Phil Anderson shares the insights into his career and life on a bike – highly motivational, his presentations are memorable.

Phil Anderson OAM is one of our cycling heroes. He won gold in the 1978 Commonwealth Games, turned pro and joined the intensely competitive professional European road circuit with a career spanning 16 years and culminating with another Commonwealth gold in 1994, the year of his retirement.

Anderson is well known for being the first Australian (and first non-European) to win the prestigious yellow jersey in the Tour de France. His daring challenge of the French favourite, Bernard Hinault and his exploits on the road, are stories full of pain, fierce determination and excitement. Ultimately Phil Anderson won the yellow jersey 11 times and rose to number one in the world.

Since his retirement in 1994 Phil Anderson has worked as a consultant / expert to the cycling fraternity in addition to media commitment’s, sports commentary and sports development. He currently sits on the board of the 2010 World Championship consultative committee and is the cycling patron for the Amy Gillett Foundation. Phil Anderson’s Cycling Down Under got roots back in the mid-nineties and today offers premium trips to ‘Le Tour’ where the cycling aficionado will witness this historic event and have the chance to tackle some of the event’s monumental climbs. Phil’s boutique tours are designed to capture the enthusiasm, energy and culture of the grand tour, one day classic or the camaraderie of riding weekends to experience challenging locations.

Between 2000 and 2003, Phil developed a lifestyle property which included a successful accommodation business located on Victoria’s Great Ocean Road. The business and property has since been sold affording him time on developing Phil Anderson’s Cycling Down Under, and other business ventures.

Phil Anderson is often called upon to be a speaker at functions where his wisdom is drawn from the experiences that he had through his illustrious career. Phil can offer an insight into the dedication needed to succeed in an arena unknown in his home country, highlighting, not only the highs and lows, but also the extraordinary difficulties he faced on and off the bike.

Speaking Topics Include

Business
These are motivational presentations, highlighting teamwork and solidarity. Phil discusses his rise into an unknown sport to Australia, and overcoming enormous mental and physical barriers on the way. Most businesses face challenges that can seem impossible from ground level, but with the right approach, supportive team, achieving is not only for dreamers.
Typical presentation subjects covered:
Making a successful team
The key component – communication
Trust in the team
The value of a team is greater than the individual
The qualities in a Leader
Getting back to the basics
Improving your strengths and weaknesses to become more valuable

Corporate weekends
Phil and his team have organised training camps since 1995, and this should be a consideration when looking for that special retreat weekend, where teamwork and staff bonding is the focus. Sport and active recreation are an important adjunct to company strategy, not just in the maintaining of good physical health but also ensuring good sharp mental health and well being. Attending a corporate weekend is a wonderful way to integrate staff and management from different departments. Whether you work on the top floor, or work in the printing room, when it comes thrashing it out early morning ride through the forest, or along The Great Ocean Road, it comes down to physical ability, skills, teamwork, and frame of mind. The great thing about such escapes, is that you don’t have to be a cyclist.He inspires people of all ages and abilities with his hard work and commitment to his goals. Phil has been touted as a leader among champions and he exemplifies the perseverance that it takes to succeed in athletics and in business. Your team can benefit from Phil Anderson’s involvement.

Motivational Speaking
Not only is Phil Anderson celebrated as one of Australia’s greatest ever professional cyclists, he is also highly respected around the world for his consistent and selfless dedication to his team and team-mates.